User's Manual

MAC (Media Access Control) Address - A unique number assigned by the

manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a network adapter,

that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level.

Mbps (MegaBits Per Second) - One million bits per second; unit of measure-

ment for data transmission.

MIB (Management Information Base) - A set of database objects. This set con-

tains information about a specific device for utilizing SNMP.

mIRC - mIRC runs under Windows and provides a graphical interface for log-

ging onto IRC servers and listing, joining and leaving channels.

Multicasting - Sending data to a group of nodes instead of a single destination.

NAT (Network Address Translation) - The translation of an Internet Protocol

address (IP address) used within one network to a different IP address known

within another network. One network is designated the inside network and the

other is the outside.

Network - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video and/or data

between users.

NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) - The protocol used to connect to

Usenet groups on the Internet. Usenet newsreaders support the NNTP protocol.

Node - A network junction or connection point, typically a computer or work

station.

Packet - A unit of data routed between an origin and a destination in a network.

Passphrase - Used much like a password, a passphrase simplifies the WEP

encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for

Linksys products.

PC Card - A credit-card sized removable module that contains memory, I/O,

or a hard disk.

Ping (Packet INternet Groper) - An Internet utility used to determine whether

a particular IP address is online. It is used to test and debug a network by send-

ing out a packet and waiting for a response.

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